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Use the Follower Communications wheel to command NPCs in Fortnite
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Did you hire a Specialist Character in Fortnite? If you're tired of the NPCs acting without directions, you can give them commands to help you in matches. You can tell them to wait at a certain location, follow you, and more. This wikiHow will show you how to give hired Specialist Characters commands in Fortnite on your PC, Xbox, PlayStation 4 or 5, or Nintendo Switch.
Things You Should Know
- Find a Specialist Character in different parts of the map. Speak to them and select the choice to hire them in exchange for Gold.
- On a PC, hold down the middle mouse button, and move the mouse to select a command.
- On console, hold the left button on the D-pad, and use the right stick to select a command.
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Hire a Specialist Character. In a Fortnite match , you can hire Specialist Characters to aid yourself and your team. Each character offers different abilities and services, and these characters will change with every new season. To hire a character, speak to them, and then select the icon of the character's head with a + . This will cost Gold.- For the current Chapter 4, Season 4, you can hire:
- Bull Shark (Scout Specialist): located at Creeky Compound
- Royale Bomber (Supply Specialist): located at Brutal Bastion
- Beastmode (Heavy Specialist): located at Breakwater Bay
- Sun Strider (Medic Specialist): located South of Eclipsed State
- Nolan Chance (Quest): located at Frenzy Fields
- Piper Pace (Quest): located at Slappy Shores
- Hiring a Specialist Character can help, especially if you're trying to get better at the game.
- For the current Chapter 4, Season 4, you can hire:
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Open the Follower Communications wheel. This will vary depending on the device you're using. [1] X Research sourceAdvertisement -
Select a command. Use your mouse or right stick to highlight the command, and then release all buttons to select it.- You can give the following commands:
- Move (pinpoint icon): Tell the Specialist Character to move where your crosshair currently points at.
- Wait (open hand icon): Tell the Specialist Character to wait where they currently stand.
- Follow (curved left arrow icon): Tell the Specialist Character to follow you around.
- Dismiss (X icon): "Fires" your Specialist Character so you can hire another one or continue on solo.
- You can give the following commands:
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